章節 188: What Choice?

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AYLETH

"I think… I think if we can travel outside of the convoy, if we can move quickly and stay out from under eyes, we should. That way, if there are spies, they are less likely to feed information back. And if we're stopped or challenged…"

Falek frowned. "Travelling alone is far more dangerous—whether it's known who you are or not."

Ayleth nodded, but gave a single-shouldered shrug. "The truth is, there's no safety in this. I knew that. We knew that. All we can do is try to avoid instigating conflict."

"They will be coming for you."